ITT: Completely Useless Magical Items: Part 2!
I made a thread about this a few days ago and it did really well. I got some great ideas, and I'm hoping to keep this going. I'll post a list of all my favorites from the last thread (some with alterations) as well as other ideas I got while going through the thread in a moment, but first:
What we're going for are items that are undoubtedly magical, but completely useless/obsolete. There should be no reason at all to have/use these items.
Finally, before we get started, I have a message for the last anon who posted in that thread telling me to stop being a dick to my players: Try and stop me.
>telescope that fogs up as soon as it is raised to the eye
>sword whose blade goes limp and soft when drawn
>mirror anyone can see everything but themselves in
>arrows that lose all momentum on contact with a solid object
>cape that shrinks to become too small for the wearer
>pen that only writes when scribbling in the corner of a page
>dice that always land cocked
>book which rewrites itself to be relevant to but never exactly what you are searching for
>book that only shows what you're thinking
>bagpipes that make all of your movement completely silent but only while playing them
>rope that cannot be tied
>cloak that is unable to absorb and completely permeable to any liquid
>a ring that lets you wear one extra ring
>a ring that turns its wearer invisible, but only when nobody is looking
>shield that is unbreakable because it transfers all energy absorbed to the user
>gloves that turn gold into lead and gems into sand stone
>candle that goes out immedately after lighting
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And the rest of the list...
>crystal ball that only shows the room you are in
>wand that destroys itself and creates a duplicate wand with a magic word
>ear muffs that freeze your ears and make every sound you hear painfully loud
>knife whose blade becomes incorporeal on contact with a solid object
>broom that leaves trail of dirt behind when sweeping
>bookmark that changes place in the book
>flute that makes no noise when played
>bag you can store one item of any size in, but it takes the size and shape of the item
>pillow that is only soft when you lay your head on it, but screams when you do so
wow 5 hours without bump? sure ill be the necromancy i am.